M.A. Zuberi
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2 July 1920
Pakistani (1947 onwards)
Editor-in-chief Business Recorder (1965 - 2010)
Patron of Aaj News
Founding member and president of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors
Senior assistant editor at Dawn (1945 - 1965)
M. A. Zuberi | |
|---|---|
| محمد احمد زبيرى | |
| Born | Muhammad Ahmed Zuberi 2 July 1920 |
| Died | 12 December 2010 (aged 90) |
| Citizenship | British Indian (1920–1947) Pakistani (1947 onwards) |
| Known for | Founder of Business Recorder Editor-in-chief Business Recorder (1965 - 2010) Patron of Aaj News Founding member and president of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors Senior assistant editor at Dawn (1945 - 1965) |
| Spouse | Sultana Jamil |
| Children | 5, including Wamiq Zuberi, Arshad Zuberi, and Asif Zuberi |
| Awards | Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2003 Gold Mercury International Award (Italy) |
| Notes | |
Pakistan Movement activist | |
Muhammad Ahmed Zuberi (2 July 1920 – 12 December 2010) also known as Muhammad Aziz Zuberi, and M. A. Zuberi, was a Pakistani journalist who was the founder and editor-in-chief of the Pakistani financial and business daily newspaper, Business Recorder.[1][2][3][4]
Zuberi was considered to be a pioneer of economic and financial journalism in Pakistan.[1][5][3]
Muhammad Ahmed Zuberi was born on 2 July 1920 at Marehra, United Provinces, British India.[1][3]
Career
Zuberi began his career by joining Dawn newspaper, then the official newspaper of the All-India Muslim League, in December 1945 in Delhi, at the request of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and worked for this newspaper for 20 years in different capacities.[1][6][5][3]
After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, when Dawn newspaper started publication from Karachi, Zuberi started working there as a senior sub-editor.[1]
After retirement from Dawn newspaper, he wanted to fulfill his lifelong dream of launching a financial newspaper, Business Recorder in 1965, also based in Karachi. This was the country's first newspaper dedicated to news coverage of finance and economy. It was well received by the public and its readership kept growing as years went by.[1]
Zuberi also was a founding member of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE).[3][1] During his long career in journalism, he represented Pakistan at different international forums – Commonwealth Press Union, United Nations and the World Bank. He was also patron-in-chief of the TV channel Aaj News and AAJ TV.[1][3][2]
Awards and recognition
- Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award in journalism by the President of Pakistan in 2003.[7][1][3]
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